Posts Tagged ‘Linux’

Managing a Linux System is definitely not an easy task, specially if you're not using more than a CLI (Command Line Interface). There are a lot of commands to remember and settings to change along the multiple processes running on your server. This is where Webmin comes in. After instalation it integrates itself with your server's ... Full story

GIMP is a graphics editing program that has two great features: it's FREE and you can pretty much run it on any operating system, which makes it the favorite software of many designers and graphic artists! Even though GIMP was not designed to replace Photoshop, each release shows us that a LOT ... Full story

HandBrake is a media converter that takes almost any format you throw at it and outputs a file compatible with most of the popular non-regular formats (PSP, PS3, XBOX360, AppleTV, iPod, iPhone, etc). This universal-input media converter allows you to take practically any video format as a source and convert it to a wide ... Full story

A week after buying his new motorcycle Jerry Jalava, a Finnish computer programmer was on his way home when he had an accident involving a deer, which is quite common on that road (that connects Helsinki to Riihimäki). Without being able to avoid the animal, Jalava falls off his bike and survives the accident, ... Full story

Twitter is a simple message-based system which is easy to use, practical, API-friendly, free and most of all: it asks the simplest of questions: What are you doing? - So, why do people hate it so much? I talked to some people about this service and the answers were basically these: I never heard about ... Full story

As in pretty useless. Windows Live Mail released it's new interface which actually looks quite beautiful (aside from the annoying ad space on the top). The right-click and drag-and-drop features are quite welcome and usefull! Too bad some other similar solutions out there aren't so eye-candy... yes Gmail, I'm looking at you. ... Full story

First of all, for all you non-geeks out there, FTW means For The Win. Digsby is a multi-protocol instant message client. I tried if a couple of months ago, but didn't quite like it, but now it has evolved a bit, and it looks just yummy! I can chat with my friends through my MSN account, while recieving ... Full story

The new Ubuntu release is finally available for download! I'll wait a few days, since I have to work and can't afford the time to install and configure it right now. Next week I'll tell you what I think about it! If you already use ubuntu, use the Synaptic Update feature to upgrade, but if you're not running ubuntu right now, I'd wait to install the ... Full story

First of all, sorry about the post delay, but work has been crazy lately. Anyway, here's one I can't leave unposted: Ubuntu just announced that the 8.10 Release Candidate is available for download or upgrade, in case you already have a previous version installed! I would like to bring to your attention ... Full story

Ubuntu comes out in 19 days... I'm currently using Vista, since I have to use my laptop to work... for now. *evil laugh* I can't wait to see the new features in 8.10. From what I've seen online, it looks pretty cool and defenitly not as much a turn-off as it's previous release (c'mon, a ... Full story